Health Condition 1: K053- Chronic periodontitis
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: gingival unit graft surgery: 25 patients with millerâ??s class III & RT2 recession , will be enrolled to receive gingival unit grafts. Plaque and gingival index will be scored at bas
Sponsors
Neelima Katti
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 25 patients with millerâ??s class III & RT2 recession , will be enrolled to receive gingival unit grafts. Plaque and gingival index will be scored at baseline after scaling, at 4 weeks and subsequently at every post surgical visit of the patient. Post surgery ,the patients will be recalled every two weeks for the first two months and once every month thereafter for 18months. Recession depth, recession width, probing depth, keratinised gingiva width, clinical attachment level both at donor and recipient site will be recorded at baseline 1 month, 3 months, 6 months period. Supra gingival polishing at each of these visits may be done as required. In addition a healing index for the donor site at 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 4 weeks and an esthetic score for the recipient site at six months will be recorded.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 1.Isolated RT2 buccal recession defects with depth >=3mm and clinically identifiable cement enamel junction (CEJ) in mandibular anterior 2. No active periodontal disease Exclusion criteria: 1. Prominent or maloccluded teeth,which might require orthodontic correction prior to root coverage procedure. 2. Presence of non-cervical carious lesions or root caries.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction in recession depthTimepoint: 6 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| root coverage esthetics scoreTimepoint: 6 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactNeelima Katti
SCB dental college and Hospital
Outcome results
None listed